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DODGE(RS)

BALL

Los Angeles Sparks forward
Nneka Ogwumike (30)
drives to the basket between
Phoenix Mercury’s Monique
Currie (25) and Leilani Mitchell
(5) during the first half of a
WNBA basketball playoff
game Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017,
in Los Angeles.
Associated Press
Sparks rally

to beat Mercury

79-66 in playoff

opener

LOS ANGELES (AP) —
Nneka Ogwumike scored
19 points to lead five start-
ers in double figures, help-
ing the Los Angeles Sparks
opened defense of their
WNBA championship with
a 79-66 victory over the
Phoenix Mercury on Tues-
day night in Game 1 of the
semifinals.
Candace Parker added 15
points while playing with
five fouls. Ogwumike over-
came four fouls. Chelsea L.A. battle past Giants,
Gray had 13 points, Od-
yssey Sims 12 and Alana
Beard 11. clinch playoff spot
Leilani Mitchell led the
Mercury with 19 points
and made five 3-pointers,
both career playoff highs.
Brittney Griner added 18
points before fouling out
with 4:44 left in the game. Los Angeles Dodgers’ Curtis Granderson, left,
Diana Taurasi went 2 of 10 celebrates after Cody Bellinger, center, and Chris
from the floor for a career Taylor (3) both scored on Yasiel Puig’s two-run
playoff low six points.
After trailing much of the double against the San Francisco Giants during the
first half, the Sparks pulled fourth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco,
away in the third quarter, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017.
outscoring Phoenix 14-6 to Associated Press
lead 56-48.
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